Traveling through time and countless of me becoming the strongest

The confusion of time and space caused great trouble to both sides.

After all, it is impossible for Shirou Emiya to maintain observation of past time and space at all times to anchor the difference in time and space axes.

But in a sense.

This extreme chaos in the flow of time doesn't seem to be all bad.

Because just when the two sisters of the Toosaka family took turns to travel to the past timeline in the form of Shadow Servants through Tokiya, they personally guided Sakura Matou in various ways, making her deeply understand what kind of future she wanted to pursue.

There may not be much feeling on Shirou Emiya's side of the timeline.

But on Omatou Sakura's side...

The opening time of the Fourth Holy Grail War is approaching without anyone noticing! !

Over the past sixty years, the overflowing magic power that had accumulated had activated the selection process engraved in the base of the Holy Grail. Blood-red stigmata began to appear on the backs of the hands of the magicians who were eligible to participate, bringing the most direct notice of the opening.

That is the signal that the great drama called the Holy Grail War will once again be performed grandly on the stage of Fuyuki City!

Volume 125: Chapter Something is wrong with this Holy Grail War

The Holy Grail War, the legendary specialty of Fuyuki City and the most prestigious super chicken-eating competition in the Moon World, will once again begin from today.

The opening of the Holy Grail War did not come suddenly, but had an extremely obvious prelude.

This period of time is actually very long, so long that both the three major families participating in the Holy Grail War in Fuyuki City and the magicians invited by the three major families have more than enough time to prepare for this war.

For example, the Tousaka family, who are in charge of the sacred land, is like this.

During the long preparation time.

The head of the current generation of the Tousaka family, Tousaka Tokiomi, not only made proper arrangements for the family with elegance, but also maximized the geographical advantage by forming an alliance with the Fuyuki Cathedral Church - not only was the sacred land itself under the surveillance of the Tousaka family, but even the Cathedral Church that supervised the Holy Grail War also became a great help to the Tousaka family in the upcoming Fourth Holy Grail War.

This is a very typical feudal landlord advantage strategy.

But this is normal. After all, compared with those magician families who have all kinds of background and means, the Tohsaka family has only accumulated for a few generations, and their ancestors were warriors who changed their professions. What they can show off most is resources in this area.

Of course, Tōsaka Tokiomi's preparations for the Holy Grail War went beyond this.

He was actually very aware of his own shortcomings, and knew that the background of the Toosaka family could only magnify the advantages of location and people, and could not ensure his victory in the Holy Grail War and obtain the qualification to go to the root.

therefore--

Tousaka Tokiomi believes that he needs the strongest servant.

Fortunately, after he had prepared for a long time in advance at great cost, the relic that could summon the undoubtedly strongest servant was finally safely delivered to Fuyuki City on the eve of the official opening of the Holy Grail War.

Use the oldest snake skin to summon the oldest hero king.

As long as the legendary king can be successfully brought into the world.

Tōsaka Tokiomi believed that victory in the Fourth Holy Grail War would be his.

However, unlike his confidence in the future, his heart was filled with joy that his efforts had paid off and that the future was under his control. In terms of family affairs that had been arranged perfectly, Tōsaka Tokiomi had been troubled recently.

To put it simply, he recently suddenly discovered that his eldest daughter, who was left alive because her attributes were more suitable for the Tosaka family's magic seal, seemed to be behaving a little strangely recently.

She seemed to be begging his wife, Aoi Tousaka, to go out for fun quite frequently.

And after returning to the mansion, she mentioned many times her sister Sakura, who had been adopted into the Matou family, and seemed to be having a lot of fun playing with her - there was nothing wrong with this, even if they inherited different lineages, they were still sisters. If Lord Zōken was willing to relax his care for Sakura, the heir to the magic path, his second daughter, who was also extremely talented, should have this freedom.

But the problem is-

Why do irrelevant people always appear in Rin's words?

An older sister who looks very much like Sakura, an older brother who looks very gentle, twin ponytails that look a little scary... All those who appear around Sakura are people that have never been heard of before. Could it be that, because of the inevitable weakening of the magic arts of the Matou family, Mr. Zōken was forced to choose to hire outsiders to participate in this Holy Grail War?

Tōsaka Tokiomi had a lot of thoughts.

However, compared to the sudden change in the Matou family, he was more worried about the second daughter who was adopted into the Matou family.

Perhaps it's because the Holy Grail War is about to begin.

This fatherly worry was quickly and easily wiped out by Tōsaka Tokiomi's suggestion magic, and he immediately switched his mindset back to that of a traditional magician, examining the precious information provided by his daughter with a cold and objective perspective.

"Did multiple magicians accept employment from the Matou family?"

Tōsaka Tokiomi stroked his carefully groomed beard, his eyes flickering slightly.

He secretly speculated in his mind: "The ancient mage family that created the Command Seal system has fallen to this point. It seems that the decline of the Matou family is irreversible. This Holy Grail War is destined to be Lord Zouken's last stand... This is good. As we are all one of the three great families, this way it won't hurt the relationship."

The fate of the Matou family is regrettable.

Toosaka Tokiomi was so sad about this that he opened a bottle of his treasured red wine that night as a commemoration of the event.

........

The Tōsaka family is not the only one who has given much thought to the Holy Grail War.

Unlike a certain "business genius" who also enjoyed a certain reputation in the Magic Association and successfully managed the modern spiritual land into a feudal system at the end of the 20th century, and obtained a large amount of land rental funds from it, the Einzbern, who were also members of the three great families, and the androids left behind by the magician disciples, had to consider more purely.

As artificial beings, they are very good at learning from past failures.

And we attach great importance to making up for the experience of failure.

If the pursuit of high-concept Heroic Spirits leads to disastrous defeat, then one should no longer hope to win by summoning special Heroic Spirits, but rather be more inclined to choose Catalysts that can summon simple and powerful Heroic Spirits, and try to choose the strongest all-round job to make them descend as much as possible.

As for the ingenious strategies, they are supplemented by professional magicians...or rather, they hire the legendary magician killers.

Fight servants with an all-powerful and powerful servant.

Use the most professional hunters to hunt down the masters who participate in the war.

This is the new strategy that Einzbern came up with after their disastrous defeat in the Third Holy Grail War.

"Something's wrong. It's very wrong." In the Einzbern Castle far away in the Snow Country, the recruited magician killer frowned as he read the intelligence in his hand, which he had read countless times and was still updating.

To be honest, the information about the contestants collected by the Einzberns on the table through various means actually does not seem to be unusual on the surface.

Known as the magician killer, Emiya Kiritsugu has a keen eye.

Even with the most brief intelligence, he could easily analyze many things. That was experience and intuition, which he had honed through countless hardships since his debut. Even though he had been indulging in the pleasures of life for a long time, his ability had not diminished much.

Shortly after--

All the information related to the Matou family was picked out by Emiya Kiritsugu.

However, when he picked up a photo with a black-haired man on the cover who looked quite agitated and seemed to be arguing with someone, but with only a circle of black shadows on the other side, Emiya Kiritsugu frowned for a long time. In the end, he included this information in the photo just for the sake of being able to take a picture of the mysterious black shadow.

"This second son, Matou Kariya, who escaped from the Matou family when he was young and suddenly returned about a year ago, hum, it doesn't matter, but this black shadow..."

"All intelligence related to the Matou family has captured this black shadow, but no one can describe the truth of the black shadow. Even its general appearance cannot be described in words. It is as if... that black shadow, that mysterious magician, is a non-existent ghost."

“This is very unusual.”

As he spoke, Emiya Kiritsugu rubbed his brows in pain, looking very tired.

There was an unconcealed worry in her eyes: "This is a completely incomprehensible unknown. No matter what means I use, it is difficult to obtain accurate information. I even got strange feedback from the adopted second daughter of the Tōsaka family many times... Airi, I don't know why, but I always have a bad feeling. Every time I see information related to the Matou family, I feel uneasy. This is really strange."

"Could it be because you haven't had enough rest recently, Kiritsugu?"

It seemed to be responding to Emiya Kiritsugu's call.

The next second, a snow-white figure like an elf gently embraced the man and massaged him lightly, trying to relieve his physical and mental fatigue.

Irisviel, the Holy Grail of this generation of Einzbern and also Kiritsugu Emiya's wife, gently consoled him: "Besides, Saber's summoning went very smoothly. The legendary Knight King has become the sword and shield of Einzbern. I believe she will definitely win the final victory for Kiritsugu."

Believe in that Knight King?

It's because I saw the truth about the legendary Knight King that I can't feel at ease, Elly.

It would have been fine if Irisviel hadn't mentioned Saber, but once she mentioned the legendary Knight King, Emiya Kiritsugu's mood fell to the bottom again. To be honest, he actually had no prejudice against the Knight King girl who seemed to be imposing but actually had a heavy knot in her heart.

But the problem is-

Strength is strength, and compatibility is compatibility.

Emiya Kiritsugu only recognized Saber's frontal combat ability, which was worthy of the strongest job, but found it difficult to fully trust her thinking mode, which seemed to have become a kind of paranoia and was completely different from his own.

In fact, if he could choose, Emiya Kiritsugu would rather summon servants like Assassin, who have low cost but better targeting, to participate in the Holy Grail War. After all, compared to the unpredictable fight between servants, it is easier for him to pinch the soft persimmon of the magus as a master.

Unfortunately, the reality that has been determined cannot be changed.

Emiya Kiritsugu was in no mood to play any knight games with the Knight King.

Therefore, if he wanted to win the Holy Grail War more efficiently, this man who once dreamed of becoming a partner of justice finally decided to conduct the Holy Grail War in his own way. As for Saber... let her be responsible for attracting attention under the lights.

Having said that, the unusual situation of the Matou family still made this magician killer who liked to plan before acting extremely concerned.

That extremely strong ominous premonition still feels like a thorn in my throat.

perhaps.....

After arriving in Fuyuki City, can you consider personally conducting a more thorough intelligence survey on the Matou family before officially starting the war?

Emiya Kiritsugu thought secretly in his heart, feeling an inexplicable uneasiness growing stronger.

Tense, solemn; serious, solemn.

The dark cloud from the Holy Grail War seemed to have spread over everyone's heads.

Apart from......

The Matou family has now completely become the Kingdom of Shadows.

Perhaps because of the influence of the future, Sakura Matou can occasionally receive guidance from her future self and future sister, and knows how to prepare for the future ten years later. Now she is not only able to maintain the operation of the Matou House well on her own, but also has her own understanding of the upcoming Holy Grail War - this is a large-scale house game that is destined to happen in the future.

This cannot be blamed on Sakura Komatou's distorted cognition.

Instead, it was somewhere in the Matou residence where Tokoyami's power had spread.

In order to participate in this chicken game where no one survives but no one is injured in the end, everyone has gathered in the Matou residence in the form of shadow bodies ten years later. The discussion they have is indeed easy to associate with the cruel Holy Grail War.

"I think the Matou family still has to summon a berserker! It's part of history after all."

"There is a caster who is very good at cheating. All we need to do is slightly modify the summoning system of the Holy Grail and transfer the contract for supplying servants to Tomoya. Whether it is magic power from a parallel world or magic power from the future, it should not be a problem to supply only one berserker."

"As for who will be the berserker in the end..."

Rin, who played supporting roles in almost the entire Fifth Holy Grail War, except for the first battle and the final battle, is now very active in the space-time meeting to ensure that the past timeline can be concluded normally: "We can hold a new meeting to discuss and decide, or simply adopt a shift system. I've finished speaking. Who is in favor? Who is against?"

I have to say that Toosaka Rin's suggestion is very constructive.

If they want to appear in the past timeline reasonably and not cause any unknown impact on the future, they really need a vest that everyone can log in reasonably. So after thinking about it, it seems that he is really wrapped in shadows most of the time. According to a quilt king who does not want to be named, he is the most suitable berserker who does not reveal his true identity until the end.

Shirou Emiya also thought this was a good suggestion.

He is an old vest master, so he understands the importance of opening a vest better than anyone else. At least having a public vest of berserker is much safer than letting Komatou Sakura's gyroscope start spinning as he originally thought.

As for whether Toosaka Rin's proposal is feasible?

In this regard, the caster who wants the future to end with the Fifth Holy Grail War unfolding as usual more than anyone else, because only in this way can she meet Soichirō Kuzuki, said, "Today, I will let you see the value of a magician of the Age of Gods who can appear in the world as a caster."

Then......

Then, as if it were fate, the Yangtze River Knight was also given an additional violent spell and came into the world as a berserker. He saw an extremely rare scene as soon as he landed.

He saw clearly that in the basement of the Matou residence, almost the entire basement was packed with a group of luxurious spectators.

as well as--

That dish, which can be described as unforgettable, is a petite figure who is asking for food from an unknown man. She seems to have adapted very well to modern life, and is even enjoying it.

"Ah..." A hoarse voice as if from hell was squeezed out of the throat like a scraper.

The frenzy spell made his thoughts incoherent.

And the infinite and complex obsession that erupted the moment he saw that figure.

At this moment, his rage, which had already made him fall into regret, could no longer be suppressed, and he let out an extremely piercing roar as if he wanted to escape from reality.

"Arthur!!!!!"

"Well, I am here, Sir Lancelot....but can you let me finish my afternoon tea?"

"Ya....huh?!!"

The unexpected answer from a certain glutton made the furious Dark Knight freeze in his tracks.

His voice at this moment was extremely doubtful.

It sounded as if even the violent emotions had become incoherent, and the movements had also become stiff. Even though one could not see the face hidden behind the knight's helmet, one could roughly guess what kind of awkward expression he had.

Something is wrong! Something is very wrong!